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March 14, 2011

SBY Slams ‘Character Assassination’ after Leaked Cables

BOGOR President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Monday he had been subjected to “character assassination” over leaked US cables that – Read More...
March 14, 2011

New Failure Hits Japan Nuke Plant after Blast

TOKYO An explosion rocked a building housing a nuclear reactor at a quake-damaged Japanese power plant on Monday, the second – Read More...
March 13, 2011

Hair-Raising Episode for Drug-Smuggler Corby

KEROBOKAN Bali’s Australian drug prisoner Schapelle Corby may have set fire to her hair as she experiences further mental distress, – Read More...
March 11, 2011

Govt Angrily Denies Leaked Claim of SBY ‘Abuse’

JAKARTA The government angrily denied on Friday allegations about “abuse of power” by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono detailed in secret – Read More...
March 11, 2011

Rabies Claims Teacher’s Life

SERIRIT Bali’s rabies outbreak has claimed the life of a school teacher, 48-year-old Luh Sri Reksen from Seririt, Buleleng, her – Read More...
March 10, 2011

Badung Satpol Stops Mengwi Love Inn

MENGWI Badung public order police (Satpol) arrested seven women suspected of working as prostitutes — and one “dirty couple” caught – Read More...
March 10, 2011

As He Retires, the Dalai Lama Is Celebrated But Frustrated

DHARAMSHALA The Dalai Lama is now 75, but any sign he might be stepping back from his hectic life as – Read More...
March 10, 2011

120km of Bali’s Roads ‘Severely Damaged’

TABANAN Governor I Made Mangku Pastika says the 120 kilometres of provincial roads in Bali that are severely damaged will – Read More...
March 9, 2011

Court Hears Harrowing Tale of Naked Niece’s Last Moments

DENPASAR “Naked Niece” stabbing victim Dewa Ayu Agung Diah Cahyani, 18, was brutally slain in the her Denpasar boarding house – Read More...
March 9, 2011

Kuta’s Play-Waves Off Limits in Plankton Season

KUTA Kuta’s iconic beach has been declared off-limits to bathers because plankton in the ocean off the coast have died – Read More...